This document discusses the benefits of blogging for teachers. It states that blogs allow teachers to have a voice online to share teaching experiences with colleagues. Blogs also function as a 24/7 classroom, allowing teachers to communicate openly with students and parents about homework, activities, and classroom news. Blogs are also relevant for digital natives as they provide students an arena to discuss interests and share ideas. Finally, blogs can serve as an online portfolio to document teaching experiences and evidence for a digital portfolio.

1. WHY BLOGGING?
for Sekolah Ciputra Bloggers
ICT PD –May 2013

2. “ Blog/WebLog: a web page containing brief,
chronologically arranged items of information.
A blog can take the form of a diary, journal,
what's new page, or links to other web sites.”
Peter Scott, Internet Librarian 2001

3. Blog is a powerful sharing
media
 Blogs give you a voice, and that voice is easily
published across the reallyWideWeb in one
click.
 Blogging for teachers is to build collaborative
relationships through sharing teaching
experiences, philosophies, ideas, and
practices with colleagues.
http://blogs.ibo.org/sharingpyp/

4. Blog is a 24/7 classroom
 Creating meaningful interaction with
students, parents, and colleagues.
 Keeping open lines of communication with
parents, informing them about homework
assignments, updating them on classroom
activities and news.
http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org/
http://yanyulius.weebly.com/class-projects-and-
assignment.html

5. Blog is relevant for digital
natives
 Providing students with a unique “arena” to
discuss their interests, express their opinions,
and share their ideas.
 Inviting students to participate in and
contribute to the technology driven world in
which we live.
http://tiffanyartha.weebly.com/my-summative-
blog.html#/
http://dylanlearns.edublogs.org/

6. Blog is an online portfolio
 Cataloging day to day teaching learning
experiences which include the teacher’s
thoughts and reflection
 Documenting your teaching learning
evidence for your digital portfolio.
http://blog.mrmeyer.com/
http://yanyulius.weebly.com/teaching-journey.html

7. Blog is profitable
 If you have high commitment and seriously
build your blog (and some lucky factor..!) you
might earn some profits from blogging.
http://randomcreative.hubpages.com/hub/Reasons
-to-Become-an-Elementary-Teacher

8. Adapted from:
 http://itwasyouridea.blogspot.com/2011/04/w
hy-blogging-is-important-in-education.html
 http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/ev
al/curriculum/ict/weblogs/
 http://seriouslyvirtual.wordpress.com/2012/0
1/19/why-blogging-is-important-for-
educators/